Attau Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Attau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Attau (89) may also be a first name.
Attau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Attau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Attau is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Attau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,665,662nd most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Attau reside; 41 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Attau is also the 1,011,231st most commonly held first name globally, held by 89 people.
The surname Attau is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Attau is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 42 percent are found, Zamfara, where 42 percent are found and Kogi, where 8 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 31 percent are found and Algeria, where 10 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Attau
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